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SASH HOLDER.

Patented June 10, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOI-IN MARION STUKES, OF AUSTIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONEIIALF TO R. A. MILES,

OF LULING, TEXAS. I

sAsH-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,974, dated June 10, 1890.

Application filed March 27, 1890. Serial No. 345,529. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN MARION SrUKEs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Austin, in the county of Travis and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VVindow-Sash Holders; and I do hereby declare that the follwingis a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in window-sash holders; and it has for its object to provide an improved device, easily attached,cheap of manufacture, and durable and efficient in use, which will dispense with the employment of weights and cords, and which will not be affected by the Weather to allow the window to fall by the shrinkage of the holder.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear, and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claim.

The novelty resides in the peculiarities of construction and the combinations, arrangement, and adaptation of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the let ters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a front view of a portion of a window frame and sash provided with my improvements. Fig. 2is a vertical cross-section through the same. Fig. 3 is a detail on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is a detail, partly in section, showing the means of locking the Fig. 5 is aperspective view of the locking-rod detached. Fig. 6 is a central section through the roller.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates a portion of a window-frame of known construction, and B the upper, and C the lower, sash, adapted to move vertically in suitable guides, as is usual in this class of devices.

D is a wire bracket provided at opposite ends with an eye d, to receive the screws or other means by which it is secured in position.

throw it away Afrom the frame, and between its ends it 1s provided with an inclined slot c, inclined from the bottom upward-that 1s,

This bracket is formed with offsets b near each end, as shown in Fig. l, so as to with its lowest point nearer the sash than its 6o within the slot is arranged a roller E, which is formed with a passage d, in which the parallel portions of the bracket work, the pintle e of the roller being guided in the slot of the bracket. The construction of this roller can be best understood from Fig. 6, which is a 7o central section through the same. IVhen the lower sash is down,the roller is at the bottom of the slot and in contact with the sash; but as the sash is raised the roller is moved upward in the inclined slot, and consequently away from the sash, so as to be' out of contact therewith as the sash is moved farther upward. As the sash is lowered the roller falls to the bottom of the slot, and its periphery comes in contact with the sash and 8O holds it from falling until pressure is exerted thereupon by the hand. The bracket should be formed of spring-wird so as to provide sufficient elasticity of the parts to prevent undue friction.

The size of the wire and the diameter of the roller will be varied according to the weight of the sash, or the roller can be brought nearer to or farther' from the sash, as preferred.

For the upper sash, I employ a bracket and roller of the same construction as that above described in connection with the lower sash, except that it is set at right angles to the position occupied by those employed upon the lower sash-that is, set in a depression or chamber in the frame so vthat the periphery of the roller will contact with the edge of the sash instead of the front face-the inclined slot being arranged with its lower portion IOO nearest the sash, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3.

In order to lock the sash in various positions, I provide a locking-rod F, provided with a head f, which is inserted through a hole in the side bar of the sash at right angles to the vertical plane of the sash, as seen best in Fig'. 4, the said rod being held in the sash by nleans of a horizontal pin g at right angles to the rod, the rod being;r provided with a reduced portion 7L, formed with two shoulders fi. Suitable holes j are formed in the inner edge of the side bar of the frame, and when it is desired to look the sash in position it is simply necessary to turn the rod so that the pin g shall be parallel with the reduced portion of the rod, or at right angles to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 5, when the rod can be pushed in and its inner end rest in the opening in the inner edge ol the side bar of the frame, as shown in Fig. 4, when, by turning` the rod until the pin g rests in the outer notch, the sash will be looked. \\"hen it is desired to unlock the sash, the rod is turned again until the pin is parallel'with the reduced portion, and the rod then pulled out until the pin strikes the inner shoulder, when the rod is turned and the pin rests in the inner notch.

lVhile I have shown and prefer to construct the bracket olwire, yet it Will he understood that it maybe formed of sheet metal, or may be cast, if desired, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

lVhat I claim as new is- An improved sash-holder consisting of a spring-wire bracket, having an inclined slot and an eye at each end, and a roller split to receive the parallel portions of the bracket inelosing said slot, and loosely held therein and movable lengthwise thereof, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my naine in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN MARI( )N STUK ES.

Witnesses:

JAMES I. SHEnKs, S. A. Poser. 

